Mode-locked fiber ring laser
US5546414A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 1995 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S372/703
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A passively mode-locked fiber ring laser (LAS) is disclosed for generating optical pulses whose repetition frequency is settable. The mode-locked fiber ring laser (LAS) contains an erbium-doped fiber (ER), a ring resonator (RES), a pump-light source (PUMP), an optical modulator (MOD), and a feedback loop (RS). A portion of the signal light, which is produced by stimulated emission and is composed of a plurality of pulse repetition frequencies, is processed in the feedback loop (RS) into a drive signal which is coupled to the control input of the optical modulator (MOD). The feedback loop (RS) includes an adjustable filter which filters the desired pulse repetition frequency from the signal light. Thus, optical pulses of a given repetition frequency are developed in the ring resonator (RES) and at the output (OUT) of the passively mode-locked fiber ring laser (LAS).
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